The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-28
HON. JAMES PHELAN.
He Arrives at Washington City,
The Memphis Bridge Bill To Be
Guarded with Great Care.
Nothing Will Be Spared to Get It
Through Next Congress.
Mr.. Phelan Is Prepared for the
Strongest Opposition.
His Position Upon the Tariff Question
Elections Committee Troubles
Certificates Filed--Carlisle's
Delicate Situation.

Special Dispatch 10 the Appeal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.--NIr James Phe.
Ian, the representative in Congress from
the Memphis district, has arrived in town,
after meeting with his usual luck in miss.
ing connections ut Chattanooga. lie says
he is more than half inclined 10 believe
that an undue discrimination is exercised
by the railway company when he Is going
through that town. because he has never
yet made the proper connections there
when on his way TO Washington.
Your correspondent had u very pleasant
talk with Mr.. Phelan last night. lie says
that he has only one thing in which he is
particularly interested, and that he intends
10 bring before Congress this session, and
that is the Memphis bridge bill. Ii il is
within the range Of possibility TO get that
bill passed, he is going TO do it. lie has
come prepared TO make hard fight, and
expects TO meet with great amount OF
opposition from the old incorporators. The
hill which he will introduce will be the
same as that which just failed Of passage
last winter, when Mr.. Zach Taylcr had il
in charge, with perhaps one or two modi-
fcations. lie will, when the proper time
comes, place the committee on commerce
in full possession OF all the facts in regard
to the manifest necessity OF the bridge, and
also in regard 10 the opposition which has
been shown TO the passage OF the bill.
Mr.. Phclan hopes that hc may be placed
upon the river and harbor committee,
where he thinks he can be OF more service
to his district than on any other commit
tee. While hc has not had any assurance
from Mr.. Carlisle that his wishes in this
respect will be carried out, hc has every
room to believe that the speaker will en-
dcavor TO place members according to their
individual preferences, where such have
been expressed 20 him.
On the tariff question, which lac is sure
must come up during the approaching
session, Mr. Phclan is ready h. vote for Il
reduction Oi the internal revenue on to-
bacco in order that some compromise iupy
be arrived at between the two wings Of the
Democratic party, which will permit ol a
sufficient reduction in the turiI to prevent
the accumulation u n surplus in the treas
l'Hy.
TROUBLES or THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE.
No committee in the House has suffered
~ many changes 10y the late congressional
elections ~ the committee on elections,
which will have the decision OF the various
contests now pending. Mr. Turner, OF
Georgia. was reelected, andwill remain ai
the head OF The committee. lie h. % man Of
eminent fairness, although a strict party
Democrat. Mr.. Lowry, of Indiana, whose
seat is contested, will not sit with the CONF
miticc, oi course, when his own scat is un-
der consideration, and will not sit in the
other c.,scs unless his own il disposed ol
inst and faypnbly. Oithe old committee,
Robertson oi Kentucky, Bowie 81 Penn.
syyania, CroNt0n Oi Virginia, Martin oi
Alabama. Pcttibonc u Tennessee, Payne
Of New York, and Ely 81 Massachusetts,
were not reelected, ~ that. beside Turner
and Lowry, there remain Of the old COM
miitcc only four members Henderson OF
North Carolina, Hopkins 81 Alabama,
Dorsey Of Nebraska, aud Rowcll OF III
inois.
Mr.. Carlisle, being put in delicate po
/ sitiuu hy the contest made against his own
scat by Mr.. Ihocbc, il moi likely to max,
/ the selections Tor the committee ON clCr'
tons Just how he will get around the
matter Is not now known. He may AK
the committee on rules Ia name the com.
/ miticc ON elections, OF he may leave Il IA
/ the caucuscs of each side Of the House ~
/ he may, on an understanding, leave Il e
/ the open House. II can easily be- seen that
/ there Is quite u question involved IN the
/ making up ui this committee and the CON
| test which IL will have 10 consider. VIII
any possibility VI ~ closcu contest NJ there
| WIS between Cleveland and Blaine IN New
| York IN 1881, II would take very It'll,
manipulation on The part Of the manager
/ of the Republican campaign a. ,produc,
| such q close vote IN the electoral cullvg
/ ns 10 throw the election into the llOuic
! provided they had a majority Of that bod!
IN the vote by States.
BEN rEnLEl rooUE's SUCCESSOR
Mr.. Michael, the new clerk OF the join
I committee on printing, who succeeded ihO
late Zen. rcrlcy POorc, has pushed th'
! preparations Of the linl directory Of tli'
| fiiiieth Congress with remarkable energy
and now has u al IN type save the Ia
half dozen pages, giving the Residence
I numbers Of senators aud representative
here in town. AZ rapidly as the congress
men come 20 town and secure quarters io
the winter these data are being put II
shape. and Mr. Michael Is very coniidon
that on the hrt day Of the session lac vii
be able 20 order the first edition Of ih'
directory from the government printing
Office. Such pfompincss WIS ncyc
thought Of before, aud speaks well Tor VI
MichaCls ability ia q position filled vii
50 many and diverse duties.
POSTAL TYPOGRAPHY.
Tho Postmaster General will prolabl
make no allusion IN his annual report &
the subject 81 postal biography. lie la
made no call on Mr.. Nash ihc suprrif
tcndcnt ~ the railway mail service, VII
would have the data applying 90 this sul
ircf. ipr information The P"a.mnsic
General Is also handicapped 10y thc n,
that bis report must bG sent in before tb
expected change in thc Cabinet can b
determined upon beyond oil possibility
change. senator Hlmunds viii initudue
M, postal telegraph bin, and q number
senator are on record o. being Boz hNor
tbe measure. biou,d thl' the l'ro
idant stands opposed i0 ihe prop 1901
. regarding !, 90 ,cIy uuNi.o lltl 20 ~
( iuncturc. when ihe ritIi ..it'rr '1ie. { ]
inperilci Nv tho necessary increase in ga
ci,il list. Tho pl5l0.Acc ds9if.'ncal AZ